Since 1993 PBS Synergies has controlled and been the driving force behind some of the UK’s largest cast stone and glass fibre reinforced concrete (GRC) manufacturing businesses.
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1993-2002
Our company was formed in 1993 as a company providing investment and management services to manufacturers of concrete building products.
Over the next fourteen years we developed a new start up, NBS Pennine to become one of the UK’s leading producers of artificial cast stone products supplying most of the countries leading housebuilders.
It was during this time that we were first introduced in Glassfibre Reinforced Concrete
2002-2008
In 2002 we had the opportunity to become involved with another new start up Pennine Stone.
With significant investment from the majority shareholder Haddonstone Group a new factory was commissioned in Carcroft near Doncaster to produce cast stone architectural dressings along with developing the potential GRC could possibly bring to the housebuilding sector.
The period from 2002-2008 saw us establish the company as the dominant force in the sector with an innovative production and logistics strategy. This included becoming the first such company to have a manufacturing process accredited by the BBA. We also oversaw the first commercial production of GRC products.
2009-2014
In 2008 we made the decision to move the business away from cast stone and concentrate purely on GRC manufacturing. The comp company was renamed from it’s original Bob Faulding Management Services to Pennine Building Solutions.
2009 saw PBS form a subsidiary company Glass Reinforced Concrete UK Ltd (GRCUK). This company soon made it’s mark as a major manufacturer and supplier of architectural GRC. Over the next six years additional investors were brought on board as the company expanded in not what was then an embryonic industry operating in the challenges of a global recession.
These difficult challenges made all the stakeholders decide to sell the GRCUK business allowing access to the significant funding required to fully capitalise on the company’s growth. In early 2014 the entire share capital of the business was sold to the Laing O’Rourke Group,
2014-2018
Following it’s established businesses model of operating through subsidiary companies PBS formed a new business GRC Synergies and expanded its activities into specialist GRC consultancy.
Between 2014-2018 the company was involved in several major projects throughout the UK, Europe and USA including Crossrail and Shard developments in London and Karla Tower in Gothenburg which when completed will be the tallest building in Scandinavia.
GRC Synergies was also appointed as the quality assessment partner of the International Glassfibre Reinforced Concrete Association (GRCA) providing in-depth quality audits of it’s Full Members.
GRC Synergies also operated it’s own state of the art testing facility which in 2017 became the first laboratory in the UK to be accredited to ISO 17025 as a specialist GRC conformity assessment body
2018-2021
In 2018 the company decided to form two more businesses. Synergies Moulds produced moulds for both GRC and precast concrete manufacturers. GRC Synergies (Technical Services) was originally established to carry out research and development work supporting our consultancy operations however soon once again turned to manufacturing to assist consultancy clients.
To reflect the group structure a new name was introduced PBS Synergies Group which is the trading name we still use today.
Between 2018-2021 the manufacturing business not only supplied GRC products to various projects but also supported main contractors who were experiencing problems with defective GRC facades. Over major projects worth several million pounds were undertaken removing and replacing defective GRC claddings.
These projects presented significant challenges in relation to site logistics and installation. However these aspects also allowed the group to be it’s most creative resulting in a decision to move exclusively into providing these services. In 2021 PBS Synergies again sold it’s manufacturing operations to the Danish BB Fiberbeton (BBF) group.
Today
Today our primary activity is the supply and installation of GRC architectural envelope cladding to the UK Construction industry.
To support our work we operate a fleet of goods vehicles which also provides logistics support to other businesses involved in the UK construction industry.
PBS Synergies also operates a subsidiary company THE GRC CENTRE which provides third party Factory Production Control Inspections (FPC), facade inspection services and specialist GRC testing to GRCA, EN and ASTM standards
Our Accreditations
To provide our customers with complete confidence in what we do, we are fully accredited by BSI to ISO 9001:2015 and are a FORS Silver accredited road transport fleet operator .
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